The 4th Industry Revolution has begun. Unlike the steam that power our factories in the first revolution or the mass production model that dominating the second or the emergence of the computer driven system from the third revolution that we are living today, Industry 4.0 is about CONNECTIVITY.

The 11th China Overseas Investment Fair

Supported by SwissCham, Club Generation CEO, in collaboration with Global Times, huanqiu.com and zhonghongwang, will host the first edition of Sino-Euro CEO Dialogue at Kempinski Hotel Beijing Lufthansa Center on 28 November 2019.

2019 NEXT China Conference

While issues surrounding gender equality in the workplace have become more prominent than before, women continue to face a myriad of challenges in the workplace and particularly at the senior leadership level. At the 5th Women in Leadership Forum, we will focus on unleashing the power of female leaders across business, government, academia, and sports in China and around the world.

Moves have been afoot for months to turn Portugal into Europe’s top supplier of lithium – the metal used in batteries for electric cars and thus a vital component in the race to keep up with the future. The stumbling block has always been that while this country is already exporting more lithium than any other in Europe, it has no facilities to ‘refine it’.

Portugal is poised to take the lead on the production and export of lithium – a key component of lithium-ion batteries. These rechargeable power sources are used for a large variety of electronics, from mobile phones and laptops to electric cars. Lithium has been experiencing a global boom due to anticipated growing demand for electric vehicles.

Portugal plans to open a lithium licensing auction in May, as part of an ongoing bid to expand their lithium production, streamline their refinement process, and become a major power in the global energy market.

Societal concerns with environmental questions and sustainability are priority issues; the exploitation of lithium cannot be carried out without considering environmental issues.

According to USDA report estimates Portugal produced 200 MT of Lithium in 2016. It was produced and sold in its crude form of ores and concentrates, as Portugal is lacking any refining capacity.